Faculty & Community

Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.

This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on 'Space Junk'

As debris accumulates in low Earth orbit, the danger of destructive collisions continues to rise.

by Olivia Farrar

Paul Farmer on the West Africa Ebola Epidemic

The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.

by Jonathan Shaw

Ask a Harvard Professor with Rebecca Henderson

How to reform capitalism to confront climate change and extreme inequality, with economist and McArthur University Professor Rebecca Henderson

At Home with Harvard: Election Day

In a year like no other, read a selection of Harvard Magazine stories on the forces that will shape the presidential election outcome. 

Seasonality of the SARS 2 Coronavirus

Seasonality and SARS-CoV-2

by Jonathan Shaw

Ask a Harvard Professor with Caroline Buckee

Anonymized location data can help guide strategies for protecting public health in a pandemic.

National Academy of Medicine Elects New Members

More than a dozen Harvard faculty members are honored. 

by Jonathan Shaw

See Their Faces

Confronting “some of the most challenging images in the history of photography”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Hospitalization for neurological disease rises with air pollution

Hospitalizations for neurological disease rise with increases in fine particle pollution.

by Jonathan Shaw

Ask a Harvard Professor with Daniel Schrag and David Keith

Some changes cannot be stopped, but reflecting sunlight back into space could slow their pace.

Economic damages of pandemic estimated at $16 trillion

Economic damage makes a compelling argument for robust federal policies to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

by Jonathan Shaw